Source: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-c...emic-1.5755196
Quebec COVID-19 deaths surpass 13,000 since the start of the pandemic
Rachel Lau
CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter
Published Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:03AM EST Last Updated Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:26AM EST
Another 73 people have died in Quebec due to COVID-19, a total of 13,009 since the start of the pandemic.
There are eight fewer Quebecers in hospital to be treated for COVID-19, a total of 3,270 people.
Intensive care admissions are down by 11, for a total of 252 people receiving care.
Of the new hospitalizations, 16 are under the age of four (an age group not eligible for vaccination) and two are between the ages of five and 11.
An additional 27 people under the age of 59 and 49 aged 60 and older are unvaccinated or received their first dose less than 14 days ago.
Four people under the age of 59 and five aged 60 and older have one dose of vaccine, while 30 people under the age of 59 and 65 aged 60 and older received their second dose of vaccine more than seven days ago.
Four people under the age of 59 and 70 aged 60 and older received their third dose more than seven days ago.
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé points out vaccination does not completely prevent infection, but it does decrease the risk of dire consequences.
The province's seven-day average is 4,735.
Quebec is reporting 4,150 new recorded COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 845,564 since the start of the pandemic...
Quebec COVID-19 deaths surpass 13,000 since the start of the pandemic
Rachel Lau
CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter
Published Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:03AM EST Last Updated Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:26AM EST
Another 73 people have died in Quebec due to COVID-19, a total of 13,009 since the start of the pandemic.
There are eight fewer Quebecers in hospital to be treated for COVID-19, a total of 3,270 people.
Intensive care admissions are down by 11, for a total of 252 people receiving care.
Of the new hospitalizations, 16 are under the age of four (an age group not eligible for vaccination) and two are between the ages of five and 11.
An additional 27 people under the age of 59 and 49 aged 60 and older are unvaccinated or received their first dose less than 14 days ago.
Four people under the age of 59 and five aged 60 and older have one dose of vaccine, while 30 people under the age of 59 and 65 aged 60 and older received their second dose of vaccine more than seven days ago.
Four people under the age of 59 and 70 aged 60 and older received their third dose more than seven days ago.
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé points out vaccination does not completely prevent infection, but it does decrease the risk of dire consequences.
The province's seven-day average is 4,735.
Quebec is reporting 4,150 new recorded COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 845,564 since the start of the pandemic...
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